. The drug plants of Illinois . GHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES L., var. ANTHELMINTIGUM (L.) Gray. Wormseed. Chenopodiaceae. U. S. P. XI, p. 251.—^An erect or decum- bent, much-branched, spreading, strong- scented herb 1 to 3 feet high, annual; stems angular, ridged; leaves bright green, vari- able, ovate, deeply to shallowly sinuate, thin, smooth, not mealy, 1 to 5 inches long, alternate, glandular beneath; flowers greenish, small, in dense, small, axillary clusters; seed minute, glossy, brown to black, lens-shaped. Flowering and fruiting parts, and the seed especially, collected. Introduced; oc- ca
. The drug plants of Illinois . GHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES L., var. ANTHELMINTIGUM (L.) Gray. Wormseed. Chenopodiaceae. U. S. P. XI, p. 251.—^An erect or decum- bent, much-branched, spreading, strong- scented herb 1 to 3 feet high, annual; stems angular, ridged; leaves bright green, vari- able, ovate, deeply to shallowly sinuate, thin, smooth, not mealy, 1 to 5 inches long, alternate, glandular beneath; flowers greenish, small, in dense, small, axillary clusters; seed minute, glossy, brown to black, lens-shaped. Flowering and fruiting parts, and the seed especially, collected. Introduced; oc- casional or frequent in yards, fields, and waste places. Yields a volatile oil, which contains the active principle ascaridol. The oil is used only as a vermifuge for roundworms, hook- worms, and intestinal amoebae. GHIONANTHUS VIRGINIGA L. Fringe-tree. Oleaceae. The bark of the root collected. Fre- quently planted as an ornamental. Contains the bitter glucoside chionanthin. Used as a tonic, diuretic, febrifuge, and alterative.
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